SAT Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 marshal | to arrange in order |
| giddy | dizzy, lightheaded |
| equanimity | evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state |
| caliber | degree of worth or value |
| desolate | left alone; lonely; deserted |
| dismay | to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion |
| quixotic | foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous |
| cite | to refer to or quote |
| congenial | suited to one's need or nature; friendly; sympathetic |
| banal | dull or stale; commonplace |
| discrete | individually distinct or separate |
| auspicious | marked by favorable circumstances |
| rhetoric | persuasive or artful use of language |
| ordeal | an extremely difficult experience |
| elaborate | detailed; carefully thorough; to develop with care or at greater length |
| caveat | a warning |
| integrity | moral or artistic honesty; strength of character |
| excrete | to separate (waste matter) and to eliminate from the body |
| insight | the power to sense or understand something |
| contiguous | sharing a common boundary; adjoining |
| demeanor | outward behavior, esp. that revels one's personality or attitude |
| reverberate | to reecho |
| hypothesis | a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation |
| martial | warlike |
| hallowed | made or set apart as holy |
| scenario | an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction |
| tribulation | great misery or distress |
| wield | to handle (for example a tool); to exert (for example power) |
| utilitarian | stressing practical use over other values |
| intact | whole; with no part removed |
| agreeable | pleasing or pleasant; willing or ready to consent |
| contagious | transmissible by direct or indirect contact; likely to affect others |
| narcissistic | excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, etc. |
| memento | a reminder or a souvenir |
| digit | a human finger or toe |
| luminous | emitting light, esp. self-generated; intellectually brilliant |
| decorum | polite behavior |
| principal | of highest importance; chief |
| exude | to give off; to emit; to radiate |
| innovate | marked by a new or unusual way of doing things |
| expedite | to speed up |
| homely | unattractive, plain looking |
| viable | able to live; capable of success |
| tangent | an abrupt digression or change of course |
| exact | to demand and obtain by force or authority |
| become | to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with |
| querulous | inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint |
| elocution | the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery |
| best | to defeat |
| bulwark | a wall or embankment used for a defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, often figurative |
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